Editor’s note: this article will be updated after 7:00pm as election results become available.
Last updated at: 7:15pm. Predictions added.
Today is Election Day for the 2024 Primary. In El Paso, unlike the rest of Texas, the Democrats will be the most watched races. In many cases, the winners of today’s election will go on to win the office in November. Polls open at 7:00am and close at 7:00pm.
These are the most important races to keep an eye on.
State Representative For District 77
There are four candidates running to replace outgoing Lina Ortega. They are Alexsandra Annello, Norma Chávez, Vince Perez and Homer Reza. This race will likely result in a runoff with Perez in the lead and Annello and Chávez battling to get into the runoff election.
El Paso News predicts that Vince Perez and Norma Chávez will go to a run off for the District 77 seat.
District Judge For The 65th Judicial District
The battle to be the judge of the 65th Judicial District is between Omar Carmona and Selina Saenz.
El Paso News predicts that Selina Saenz will take the seat in this race.
District Judge For The 383rd Judicial District
Incumbent Lyda Ness Garcia is fending off a challenge from her predecessor, Mike Herrera.
El Paso News predicts that Lyda Ness Garcia will keep her seat.
District Judge For The 388th Judicial District
This election cycle’s most visible judicial race is the race between the incumbent Marlene González and her challenger, Joy Degenhart.
El Paso News predicts that Marlene González will keep her seat.
The District Attorney Race
The Democrats have a three-way race between Alma Trejo, Nancy Casas and James Montoya to select the candidate to challenge District Attorney Bill Hicks in the November ballot. Hicks was appointed as the District Attorney by Texas Governor Greg Abbott after Yvonne Rosales resigned her seat in 2022.
El Paso News predicts that Alma Trejo and James Montoya are in a runoff for the District Attorney seat.
County Criminal Court At Law 1
Running to fill Alma Trejo’s unexpired term are Linda Estrada and Linda Perez. Linda Perez was appointed by the county commissioners to the seat in December. Trejo resigned to run for the District Attorney seat.
El Paso News predicts that Linda Perez will keep her seat.
County Attorney
Running for County Attorney are Sergio Saldivar against Christina Sanchez.
El Paso News predicts that Christina Sanchez will be the new County Attorney.
El Paso Sheriff
Likely the most contested race in this Primary is the race to replace outgoing Sheriff Richard Wiles. The five contenders are Bobby Flores, Michael Gonzalez, Raul Mendiola, Oscar Ugarte and Ryan Urrutia. Today’s ballot count will likely result in a runoff with three contenders: Flores, Ugarte and Urrutia looking to make the runoff.
The race for the Sheriff is too close to call for the second spot. Oscar Ugarte will face either Bobby Flores or Ryan Urrutia in a runoff election.
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Likely the quietest contested election in this cycle is the race between Ruben Gonzalez and Art Seelig for the County Tax Assessor seat.
El Paso News predicts Ruben Gonzalez will take the County Tax Assessor seat.
County Commissioner, Precinct 1
The race between Jackie Butler and Pete Faraone will have a winner tonight.
El Paso News predicts that Jackie Butler takes the County Commissioner seat.
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
The likely winner in today’s contest between incumbent Iliana Holguin and Virginia Rodriguez will be Holguin.
El Paso News predicts the Iliana Holguin will keep her seat.
Stay with El Paso News for the latest as the ballots begin to trickle in after 7:00pm. We will be updating this article with who we predict will win their respective election seats.
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